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England caused all his footmen to be put into vests; and that the noblemen of France will do the like; which; if true; is the greatest indignity ever done by one Prince to another; and would excite a stone to be revenged; and I hope our King will; if it be so; as he tells me it is:  being told by one that come over from Paris with my Lady Fanshaw; (who is come over with the dead body of her husband;) and that saw it before he come away。  This makes me mighty merry; it being an ingenious kind of affront; but yet makes me angry; to see that the King of England is become so little as to have the affront offered him。

23rd。  I spoke with Sir G。 Downing about our prisoners in Holland and their being released; which he is concerned in; and most of them are。  Then discoursing of matters of the House of Parliament; he tells me that it is not the fault of the House; but the King's own party that have hindered the passing of the Bill for money; by their popping in of new projects for raising it:  which is a strange thing; and mighty confident he is; that what money is raised; will be raised and put into the same form that the last was; to come into the Exchequer。  And for aught I see; I must confess I think it is the best way。

24th。  With Sir J。 Minnes by coach to Stepney to the Trinity House; where it is kept again now since the burning of their other house in London。  And here a great many met at Sir Thomas Allen's feast; of his being made an Elder Brother; but he is sick; and so could not be there。  Here was much good company; and very merry ; but the discourse of Scotland it seems is confirmed; and that they are 4000 of them in armes; and do declare for King and Covenant; which is very ill news。  I pray God deliver us from the ill consequences we may justly fear from it。  Sir Philip Warwick I find is full of trouble in his mind to see how things go; and what our wants are; and so I have no delight to trouble him with discourse; though I honour the man with all my heart; and I think him to be a very able right…honest man。

25th。  To Sir G。 Carteret's to dinner; where much company。  Among others; Mr。 Carteret and my Lady Jemimah; and Mr。 Ashburnham; the great man; who is a pleasant man; and that hath seen much of the world; and more of the Court。  Into the Court; and attended there till the Council met; and then was called in; and I read my letter。  My Lord Treasurer declared that the King had nothing to give; till the Parliament did give him some money。  So the King did of himself bid me to declare to all that would take our tallies for payment; that he should; soon as the Parliament's money do come in; take back their tallies; and give them money: which I giving him occasion to repeat to me (it coming from him against the gre; I perceive; of my Lord Treasurer;) I was content therewith and went out。  All the talk of Scotland; where the highest report I perceive; runs but upon three or four hundred in armes。  Here I saw Mrs。 Stewart this afternoon; methought the beautifullest creature that ever I saw in my life; more than ever I thought her; so often as I have seen her and I do begin to think do exceed my Lady Castlemaine; at least now。  This being St。 Katherine'a day; the Queene was at masse by seven o'clock this morning; and Mr。 Ashburnham do say that he never saw any one have so much zeale in his life as she hath:  and (the question being asked by my Lady Carteret;) much beyond the bigotry that ever the old Queene…mother had。  I spoke with Mr。 May; 'Hugh May。'  who tells me that the design of building the City do go on apace; and by his description it will be mighty handsome; and to the satisfaction of the people; but I pray God it come not out too late。  Mr。 Ashburnham today; at dinner told how the rich fortune Mrs。 Mallett reports of her servants; that my Lord Herbert 'William Lord Herbert succeeded his father as (sixth) Earl of Pembroke; 1669。  Ob; unmarried 1674。'  would have her; my Lord Hinchingbroke was indifferent to have her; my Lord John Butler 'Seventh son of the Duke of Ormond; created 1676 Baron of Aghrim; Viscount of Clonmore; and Earl of Gowran。  Ob。 1677; s。 p。'  not have her; my Lord of Rochester would have forced her; and Sir  Popham  'Probably Sir Francis Popham; K。B。'  (who nevertheless is likely to have her); would do any thing to have her。

26th。  Into the House of Parliament; where at a great committee I did hear as long as I would the great case against my Lord Mordaunt; for some arbitrary proceedings of his against one Taylor whom he imprisoned and did all the violence to imaginable; only to get him to give way to his abusing his daughter。  'John Mordaunt; younger son to the first; and brother to the second Earl of Peterborough; having incurred considerable personal risk in endeavouring to promote the King's Restoration; was in 1659; created Baron Mordaunt of Reigate; and Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon。  He was soon afterwards made K。G。 and constituted Lord Lieutenant of Surrey; and Constable of Windsor Castle; which offices he held till his death; in 1675。  In January 1666…7; Lord Mordaunt was impeached by the House of Commons for forcibly ejecting William Tayleur and his family from the apartments which they occupied in Windsor Castle; where Tayleur held some appointment; and imprisoning him because he had presumed to offer himself as a candidate for the borough of Windsor。  Lord M。 was also accused of improper conduct towards Tayleur's daughter。  He; however; denied all these charges in his place in the House of Lords; and put in an answer to the articles of impeachment; for hearing which a day was absolutely fixed; but the Parliament being shortly afterwards prorogued; the enquiry seems to have been entirely abandoned; notwithstanding the vehemence with which the House of Commons had taken the matter up。  Perhaps the King interfered in Lord Mordaunt's behalf; because Andrew Marvel in his 〃Instructions to a Painter;〃 after saying; in allusion to this business;

  〃Now Mordaunt may within his castle tower    Imprison parents and the child deflower;〃

proceeds to observe;

  〃Each does the other blame; and all distrust;    But Mordaunt NEW OBLIGED would sure be just。〃'

Here was Mr。 Sawyer; 'Afterwards Sir Robert Sawyer; Attorney General from 1681 to 1687。  Ob。 1692。'  my old chamber…fellow; 'At Magdalene College; where he was admitted a Pensioner; June 1648。'  a counsel against my Lord;  and I was glad to see him in so good play。  No news from the North at all to…day; and the news…book; makes the business nothing; but that they are all dispersed。

27th。  To my Lord Crewe; and had some good discourse with him; he doubting that all will break in pieces in the Kingdom; and that the taxes now coming out; which will tax the same man in three or four several capacities as for land; office; profession; and money at interest; will be the hardest that ever came out; and do think that we owe it; and the lateness of its being given; wholly to the unpreparedness of the King's own party; to make their demand and choice; for they have obstructed the giving it by land…tax; which had been done long since。

28th。  To White Hall; where; though it blows hard and rains hard; yet the Duke of York is gone a…hunting。  We therefore lost our labour; and so to get things ready against dinner at home; and at noon comes my Lord Hinchingbroke; Sir Thomas Crewe; Mr。 John Crewe; Mr。 Carteret; and Brisband。  I had six noble dishes for them; dressed by a man…cook; and commended; as indeed they deserved; for exceeding well done。  We eat with great pleasure; and I enjoyed myself in it; eating in silver plates; and all things mighty rich and handsome about me。  Till dark at dinner; and then broke up with great pleasure; especially to myself; and they away; only Mr。 Carteret and I to Gresham College。  Here was Mr。 Henry Howard; that will hereafter be Duke of Norfolke; who is admitted this day into the Society; and being a very proud man; and one that values himself upon his family; writes his name; as he do every where; Henry Howard of Norfolke。  'Henry Howard; second son of Henry Earl of Arundel; became; on the death of his brother Thomas in 1677; sixth Duke of Norfolk; having been previously created Baron Howard of Castle Rising; in 1669; and advanced to the Earldom of Norwich; 1672; He was a great benefactor to the Royal Society; and presented the Arundel Marbles to the University of Oxford。  Ob。 1683…4。'

29th。  I late at the office; and all the news I hear I put into a letter this night to my Lord Brouncker at Chatham; thus:  〃I doubt not of your Lordship's hearing of Sir Thomas Clifford's succeeding Sir H。 Pollard 'M。P。 for Devonshire。  Ob。 Nov。 27; 1666。'  in the Controllership of the King's house; but perhaps our ill (but confirmed) tidings from the Barbadoes may not have reached you yet; it coming but yesterday; viz。 that about eleven ships (whereof two of the King's; the Hope and Coventry) going thence with men to attack St。 Christopher were seized by a violent hurricana; and all sunk。  Two only of thirteen escaping; and those with loss of masts; &c。   My Lord Willoughby himself is involved in the disaster; 'Francis fifth Lord Willoughby of Parnham; drowned at Barbadoes; 1666。'  and I think two ships thrown upon an island o

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